Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin has held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. Business links were high on the agenda as Putin and President Ilham Aliyev met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with four felonies and three misdemeanors after he allegedly threatened to kill multiple people in Kingdom City. Justin Clifford, 44, was charged with first-degree attempted assault, first-degree stalking, first-degree making a terroristic threat, armed criminal action, misdemeanor DWI and two counts of fourth-degree assault, which are
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Ruth Johnson Colvin, who founded Literacy Volunteers of America, was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and received the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died. She was 107 years old. Colvin died on Sunday in Syracuse, New York, according to ProLiteracy, the nonprofit organization
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti’s capital tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters Monday as they called on law enforcement to help them stop the gangs that have been violently seizing control of their neighborhoods. Protesters burned tires to show their anger over the police action and express their frustration as recent
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YORK, Pa. (AP) — As Democrats kick off their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump is trying to regain his footing after weeks of struggling to adjust to Vice President Kamala Harris as his rival. The former president and GOP nominee delivered a speech at a factory in Pennsylvania on Monday as he attempts
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s late July. Lainey Wilson is somewhere in Iowa, holding a real road dog — her French bulldog named Hippie — close to her chest. She’s on her tour bus, zipping across the Midwest, just another day in her jet set lifestyle. Next month, she’ll release her fifth
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Another former Cooper County Jail employee accused of manslaughter in the death of an inmate has a jury trial scheduled.
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A man with Florida ties was charged with three felonies Sunday after allegedly shooting another man in the face at a south Columbia restaurant.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reinstated right-hander John Schreiber from the injured list and optioned fellow reliever Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A Omaha before their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Schreiber is 3-3 with a 4.13 ERA. He’s been out since hurting the patellar tendon in his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Utility work in Downtown Jefferson City will require lane closures at the intersection of Monroe Street and East McCarty Street, a Monday release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works says. Work will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday and will occur until 4 p.m. each day through Friday, the release
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday took his first flight aboard the modern VH-92A helicopter that serves as Marine One after years of delays to the program to replace the aging aircraft that carry the president and vice president. Biden boarded the Sikorsky-made helicopter after arriving on Air Force One in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he allegedly assaulted another person with a brick on Saturday. Christian Jones, 23, was charged with first-degree domestic assault. An arraignment was held on Monday and he is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to the probable cause statement, Jones called police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged after he allegedly assaulted someone Saturday in the 2700 block of Industrial Boulevard. Calen Mummert, 28, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held Monday. Court documents say Mummert caused serious
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect to have All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones, starting right guard Jawaan Taylor and All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney on the field when they open the regular season against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5. Jones and Taylor have been dealing with shoulder
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has ordered four Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him to the ground to stand trial. According to prosecutors, Hyatt Hotel security guards Brandon Turner and Todd Erickson along with bellhop Herbert Williamson and front desk worker Devin Johnson-Carson pinned D’Vontaye
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama says a new state law expanding the list of felonies that cause a person to lose their right to vote will not be enforced until after the November election. The state has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to clarify the effective date of Oct. 1. The Alabama
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States. That comes less than a week after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency. Mpox cases have been confirmed among children
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By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was immune from prosecution because the man she fatally shot was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison, according to Kenosha County Court documents. Chrystul Kizer – who earlier this year pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the case – will
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Newly released police video shows a Fort Lee officer firing the single shot that killed at a 25-year-old woman whose family had sought mental health help for her. The shooting happened within seconds of police breaking down the door to an apartment and just after Victoria Lee threatened to stab officers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many St. Louis families faced a chaotic first day of school after three bus vendors pulled out at the last minute and left hundreds of parents scrambling to get their kids to classes. St. Louis Public Schools has been struggling to devise a plan to get kids to classes
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